We normally use trolley cases for our luggage. We have now bought a couple of holdalls with a trolley system. They are supposed to make packing easier as they are more flexible.
Anybody got any experience of these - do they stand up to the rigours of airport life?
Pippa
Strange, cos I use it for weekends away and don't feel like it holds much when I've got things like jumpers, jeans and boots in there, then when it came to holidays and needing a fortnight's worth it all went in like a dream!
I bought mine from a camping equipment place and whilst it wasn't 'cheap as chips' I think it's going to last me years.
We have got fairly large ones - there is probably quite a bit more space in them than our normal cases.
Pippa
Mine isn't huge, hence why I wondered should I have got the larger size. I don't know if yours work the same as mine. When the handle is pushed in it's best placed on the floor like a normal holdall would be. It does stand okay when the handle is up but with having the wheels there it's a little more precarious than a rigid case. I tend to have my hand on it anyway when I've got the handle up as I'm invariably in some sort of queue when I'm doing that - otherwise I am actually wheeling it.
My travel companion has one and has been using it for three years now, one 6week round the world trip (lots of stop offs), a trip to Australia last year with lots of flights and a few European trips. It is still going strong with no noticable damage. I am almost amazed at what she can get in it, she bough loads of handbags and clothes when we were in Kuala Lumpur last year, they all fitted in the bag which I thought was already full. The bag does tend to tip over if left standing upright as a trolley so she uses it at times as a normal holdall (as stated in previous post).
We have a couple of trolley holdalls but although they are strong and adequate, these are made by Antler they do not have the extending pull part which when you are pulling keeps the bag away from running into your legs and adds to the control which we feel very neccessary. Although we have used these for the last three years on at least three occasions each year we have changed them for two which have the longer pulling section. Holdalls travel well and our Antlers are as new after considerable use.
We bought a very large trolly bag, thinking it would do away with multiple smaller ones - which it does. The only problem is, because it holds so much it does tend to get very heavy, and can be a bit awkward lifting on and off carousels, etc.
We went for the 27inch size which is the same length as our cases - but of course they are narrower but deeper. Getting them on and off the carousel shouldn't be any different than getting a case off.
I too will probably have my hand on it when in the upright position although we always use an airport luggage trolley if at all possible!
We will see how we get on with them - they certainly look as though they will be easier to pack into a small hatchback car!
Pippa
I find carousel easier because there's the double handles that you use to carry them traditional holdall style and there is also handle each end, perfect for grabbing with.
Wendy
There is a weight limit anyway so will try not to exceed that!!!
I bought a very cheap one, thinking that it wouldn't stand up to being chucked about etc.!! I paid 17€ for it, thinking that if it was useless I hadn't lost much money. It has been brilliant, bumping up and down the stairs on the Madrid metro, quite a few times now. I have actually broken one of the covers on one of the wheels, but will be using it again next week!! Yes it does fall over if I try to stand it on its end but that's a minor thing after the amount of abuse I have given it, never mind what it goes through when it's not in my sight
While the problem was made much worse by the action of the tourist, soft type bags are more likely to get caught up as they don't bounce off the sides like a suitcase.
Sorry but you did ask
Lynn
What did it get caught on?
I'm not really sure but it got wedged as it came up onto the carousel from wherever they come from it seemed to be caught in the mechanism, maybe because it was soft and not able to bounce off the sides?
I bet you were secretly glad it was your hubby's and not yours?
Hi, We used wheeled holdalls this year for the 1st time, they are so light compared to cases, but, after one of ours came off the belt the handle wouldn't pull up. This was because they are thrown around & are not as sturdy as cases - hence it must have been bounced on the side where the handle retracts inside & it had got bent, it pulled up about 3 inches, which made it difficult to pull as you can imagine. We had to use it that way coming home too. Hubby managed to straighten it somewhat with a hammer when we got home although it is still very tight to pull the handle up even now. Having said that I will certainly use them again as you can get so much more in them without being overweight!! PS. They were only £17 each from matalan.
Hope someone can answer me the following - Flying on Sunday with Thomas Cook Airlines. Know my baggage allowance is 20kgs per person. We usually take 3 cases and a cool bag. This year we have got holdalls for the kids. Are we allowed 4 items of baggage and a cool bag so long as the total weight does not exceed 80kgs.
Irene
I believe that if TC are like Thomson then you have 20kg of checked luggage per person with a seat..........ie: babies and toddlers don't count for allowance if they don't have their own seat. So in short yes you should get 80kg allowance for 4 people. You are also allowed 4/5kg of hand luggage per person so the cool bag should also be fine.
Be very strict with your weight though, they're clamping down massivly of late and I've been charged twice this year Also don't assume the foreign check in staff will not be bothered about the weight. I was charged £63 excess in Lanzarote by the handling agents at Lanza airport even though it was a Thomson flight and the Thomson rep tried to intervene it made no odds.........."don't pay excess charge don't get return boarding pass"
Example
Baggage allowance per person 20 kilos
4 travelling 4x 20= total 80
1 pax 25 +1 pax 20+1 pax 15 + 1 pax 20 = total 80
Number one could be charged for excess baggage of 5 kilos
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